Friday, 11 May 2012

Hurray!

Crochet, it's one of those things I've always wanted to do but never quite got the hang of. My Mum patiently tried to teach me on a number of occasions but I was the impatient one and let's just say that we both thought it best if I find another way of learning. Then last week I saw Kate's lovely layout where she had crocheted her own trim. Right I was going to do this......

....and I did, I can't tell you how good it felt to finally get it. My furry assistant was no help at all but she is very keen on pummelling my balls of wool.

I know I should have learnt the basics first but I so wanted to be able to crochet a basic granny square. I put a gloomy bank holiday weekend to good use and tracked down some tutorials. I can totally recommend this one at Meet Me At Mikes by Pip for learning granny squares and I'm going to make a real effort to take these lessons by Crafty Minx at her crochet school to learn the basics.

So that's what I've been up to for the last week dreaming of colour combinations for granny squares.

Oh how fun, Amanda! Your granny squares look lovely. A couple of years ago I set out to learn how to crochet and I watched videos on YouTube until I figured out how to do a granny square. From there I figured out flowers, and eventually (just recently) made a few little stuffed animals. As soon as my awesome shoulder allows, I'm going to get back to it. I love crocheting, and I'm happy that you have found your groove with it too!

Hi I'm Amanda. I love to create, sew, knit, scrapbook......I have a love of fabric and paper and I'm often found in my craft room making and creating. Let me share some of my creative ideas with you....